Sattleria basistrigella
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| Sattleria basistrigella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Sattleria |
| Species: | S. basistrigella |
| Binomial name | |
| Sattleria basistrigella (Huemer, 1997) | |
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Sattleria basistrigella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Peter Huemer in 1997. It is found in the Alps of Italy and Switzerland.[1][2]
The length of the forewings is 8.2–10 mm for males and 5.5–7 mm for females. Adults are on wing from July to August.[3] The larvae feed on Silene acaulis. They live in a silken tube on the host plant.